PCI Acquirer Training

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Acquirer Training is for acquirers and processors who wish to have a deeper understanding of the PCI DSS in order to better assist their merchant clients in their security and compliance efforts.

Registration

There are no registration prerequisite requirements. There is no exam or certification associated with this course.

To help you prepare for the course, we encourage you to review two publications from the Document Library on the PCI Council website:

Glossaire PCI

PCI Data Security Standard

Instructor-led or eLearning format – either way, you’re just a few simple steps away from building your knowledge of PCI DSS to help your merchants in their PCI compliance efforts. Once you decide which is right for you, it's easy to register.

Course Details

The eight training modules cover all of the relevant information about PCI DSS and related programs. Starting with a basic introduction to the rationale of the standards, the course then delves into key definitions and the knowledge needed to understand the PCI DSS requirements. The roles and responsibilities specific to acquirers, the acquirer checklist and acquirer feedback are outlined in detail. Brand compliance programs are reviewed, including information on merchant levels, reporting requirements, and where different questions should be directed.

This course is available in instructor-led (see schedule) or eLearning format. At the end of the course you’ll receive a letter of completion, acknowledging the tools you, as an acquirer, have gained to help your merchants build a more secure payments environment.

Areas covered by the course include:

Introduction to PCI DSS

Working with payment card data

Compliance roles and responsibilities

Payment brand compliance programs

PCI DSS requirements

PCI DSS assessment process (RoCs, SAQs, AoCs)

Business-as-Usual and Supporting Documents

Acquirer case studies

Upon completing PCI Acquirer Training, you’ll:

Be able to work confidently with merchants on their journey toward PCI DSS compliance

Receive a certificate of completion indicating that you have completed the course

Have a solid foundation to proceed to other PCI qualification courses, if you choose

If you have a group to train, please consider our Corporate Group Training instructor-led option, where an expert PCI instructor comes to your facility (or any location you choose) to deliver the course. We offer volume discounts - the more you train, the more you save! Please click below to learn more, or contact us now for a custom quote.

eLearning Course

Course

Non Participating Organization

Participating Organization

PCI Acquirer

Non Participating Organization: $1495 USD

Participating Organization: $995 USD

Please note: Unless otherwise specified, all fees are in US Dollars. All course fees are NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE. Payment is required prior to beginning the course. Course conducted in English.

Right for you?

You work with merchants fielding questions about their PCI DSS program, or if you are responsible for determining whether to accept a Report on Compliance (ROC) or Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) from a merchant. PCI Acquirer Training is geared specifically to acquirers who don’t perform assessments themselves, but need to understand the compliance process for their merchant clients. Any acquirer can benefit – no previous PCI knowledge is required.

“I thought the instructor was excellent and his insights and experience greatly helped towards the overall understanding.”

— Janet Edwards, K3DES, LLC

“It was very useful to see the QSA role from the perspective of the assessor rather than from the customer's viewpoint.”

— Chris Leppard, Trustwave

“The way that the instructor was able to cover a vast amount of material in a relatively short time and make us remember it - without the training it would have taken weeks and weeks to get the same level of understanding.”

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